Surgical treatment of the complex fractures of the tibial plateau / 中华创伤骨科杂志

ABSTRACT

Objective To study surgical treatment of complex fractures of the tibial plateau. Methods Forty eight cases of complex fractures of the tibial plateau were treated with internal fixation from January 1997 to December 2001. According to Schatzker classification, 12 cases were type Ⅲ, 9 cases type Ⅳ, 14 cases type Ⅴand 13 cases type Ⅵ. They were treated with open reduction and internal fixation with buttress plates and allograft implantation for defective fractures. Results Forty six cases of the forty eight were followed up for 1 to 4 years. The excellent and good rate was 77%. Conclusion The complex fractures of the tibia plateau should be treated surgically, and the operation procedures should be varied according to the fracture types.